Gayle Dowell
@gdowell.bsky.social
The Prairie Jeweler, living on the traditional lands of the Osage, Kaw, & Pawnee. Osage Nation Citizen. www.gayledowell.com
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📢❤️🩹🚨 May 5th is National Day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Women, Girls, and 2
Spirit Peoples.
NO MORE STOLEN RELATIVES ON STOLEN LAND‼️🚫✊🏽
#MMIR #MMIWP #MMIWG #MMIWGActionNow
#NoMoreStolenRelatives
Spirit Peoples.
NO MORE STOLEN RELATIVES ON STOLEN LAND‼️🚫✊🏽
#MMIR #MMIWP #MMIWG #MMIWGActionNow
#NoMoreStolenRelatives
May 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
📢❤️🩹🚨 May 5th is National Day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Women, Girls, and 2
Spirit Peoples.
NO MORE STOLEN RELATIVES ON STOLEN LAND‼️🚫✊🏽
#MMIR #MMIWP #MMIWG #MMIWGActionNow
#NoMoreStolenRelatives
Spirit Peoples.
NO MORE STOLEN RELATIVES ON STOLEN LAND‼️🚫✊🏽
#MMIR #MMIWP #MMIWG #MMIWGActionNow
#NoMoreStolenRelatives
I walked the woods last week looking for mushrooms. I didn’t find many but did happen upon this lovely friend, a luna moth. I almost walked by without noticing as she looked like a leaf swaying in the breeze with all the surrounding vegetation.
May 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I walked the woods last week looking for mushrooms. I didn’t find many but did happen upon this lovely friend, a luna moth. I almost walked by without noticing as she looked like a leaf swaying in the breeze with all the surrounding vegetation.
Crows among the Cedars. Sterling silver, carved buffalo horn, and peridot gemstone moons, bring these earrings together. I often see crows roosting in our cedar trees. I think they like the protection of the compact branches and use these as shelter for the night.
#crows #cedars
#crows #cedars
April 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
There is a tension between the moon, the earth, the sun, and stars that keeps everything in place. It’s balance that brings harmony. A giving and taking. A sharing of space and making room for others. It’s the sun giving warmth in the day, and the moon reflecting light for the night.
April 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
There is a tension between the moon, the earth, the sun, and stars that keeps everything in place. It’s balance that brings harmony. A giving and taking. A sharing of space and making room for others. It’s the sun giving warmth in the day, and the moon reflecting light for the night.
I created this necklace pendant from sacred prairie sage in fine silver and paired it with this Royston turquoise stone. I’ve added a hinge mechanism between the stone and sage piece for extra movement.
I hope it speaks to you as it did to me. We all need a little sage for the soul.
#sacredsage
I hope it speaks to you as it did to me. We all need a little sage for the soul.
#sacredsage
April 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I created this necklace pendant from sacred prairie sage in fine silver and paired it with this Royston turquoise stone. I’ve added a hinge mechanism between the stone and sage piece for extra movement.
I hope it speaks to you as it did to me. We all need a little sage for the soul.
#sacredsage
I hope it speaks to you as it did to me. We all need a little sage for the soul.
#sacredsage
We had about three inches of rain overnight. It was a much needed gift and just in time for a new pair of earrings I finished. I named these “Thunder and Rain” and they are textured with little bluestem fresh from the prairie.
April 11, 2026 at 4:06 AM
We had about three inches of rain overnight. It was a much needed gift and just in time for a new pair of earrings I finished. I named these “Thunder and Rain” and they are textured with little bluestem fresh from the prairie.
A little crowded at the watering hole. Cedar waxwings doing what they do best…being together.
#cedarwaxwings #birdwatching #together
#cedarwaxwings #birdwatching #together
April 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A little crowded at the watering hole. Cedar waxwings doing what they do best…being together.
#cedarwaxwings #birdwatching #together
#cedarwaxwings #birdwatching #together
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“Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow... creation of new wilderness in the full sense of the word is impossible.”
― Aldo Leopold
― Aldo Leopold
March 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
“Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow... creation of new wilderness in the full sense of the word is impossible.”
― Aldo Leopold
― Aldo Leopold
Sacred symbols to remind us of the values we want to emulate…self-sacrificing for the benefit of others…taking care of creation…thanking Creator…forgiveness…becoming a more loving person…have we forgotten?
March 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Sacred symbols to remind us of the values we want to emulate…self-sacrificing for the benefit of others…taking care of creation…thanking Creator…forgiveness…becoming a more loving person…have we forgotten?
The bronze and black porcelain work is going slowly.
I’m sawing out some oak leaves and engraving some veins in the leaves. I’ve not practiced engraving after taking classes so the work is a little rough. It’s all forward movement, growth, and a practice of patience.
I’m sawing out some oak leaves and engraving some veins in the leaves. I’ve not practiced engraving after taking classes so the work is a little rough. It’s all forward movement, growth, and a practice of patience.
March 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The bronze and black porcelain work is going slowly.
I’m sawing out some oak leaves and engraving some veins in the leaves. I’ve not practiced engraving after taking classes so the work is a little rough. It’s all forward movement, growth, and a practice of patience.
I’m sawing out some oak leaves and engraving some veins in the leaves. I’ve not practiced engraving after taking classes so the work is a little rough. It’s all forward movement, growth, and a practice of patience.
#Migration. Seasonal movement. Instinct for survival. Birds who know no boundaries and no artificial man-made borders. The only truly free beings perhaps. 🪶
March 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
#Migration. Seasonal movement. Instinct for survival. Birds who know no boundaries and no artificial man-made borders. The only truly free beings perhaps. 🪶
The oak tree is such a great symbol of strength and caring - characteristics that are so needed in our world today. She stands silently but firmly planted in her community. Her roots go deep. She doesn’t ask, “Are you worthy to be fed?” She just feeds all who come to her table.
January 30, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The oak tree is such a great symbol of strength and caring - characteristics that are so needed in our world today. She stands silently but firmly planted in her community. Her roots go deep. She doesn’t ask, “Are you worthy to be fed?” She just feeds all who come to her table.
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no greenlander ever called me a libtard
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
no greenlander ever called me a libtard
She was waiting so patiently for me this morning to fill the feeder with her favorite snack of dried meal worms.
#bluebird #birdbuddy #earlybirdgetstheworm
#bluebird #birdbuddy #earlybirdgetstheworm
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
She was waiting so patiently for me this morning to fill the feeder with her favorite snack of dried meal worms.
#bluebird #birdbuddy #earlybirdgetstheworm
#bluebird #birdbuddy #earlybirdgetstheworm
Moth earrings are textured with prairie ticklegrass. I’ll be experimenting with moth themes this year. Many of our moth relatives are nocturnal but are attracted to light. I think they will lead the way in this dark world.
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Moth earrings are textured with prairie ticklegrass. I’ll be experimenting with moth themes this year. Many of our moth relatives are nocturnal but are attracted to light. I think they will lead the way in this dark world.
Every late fall around this time of year, the crows come to roost in the trees on our property. I call them messengers. They have a lot to tell me as they fly in when the sun sets and begins its journey to sleep and the moon makes her appearance to watch over the night.
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Every late fall around this time of year, the crows come to roost in the trees on our property. I call them messengers. They have a lot to tell me as they fly in when the sun sets and begins its journey to sleep and the moon makes her appearance to watch over the night.
I’ve made a few bronze pieces. Fall is the golden months of the year much like the golden hour of the day where the sun is at just the right angle to bring out the golden hues of the #prairie.
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I’ve made a few bronze pieces. Fall is the golden months of the year much like the golden hour of the day where the sun is at just the right angle to bring out the golden hues of the #prairie.
A reworked piece made more adaptable with an adjustable bead chain. Bison is textured with goldenrod flowers that stands tall atop white buffalo stone - the prairie in a shadow box.
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A reworked piece made more adaptable with an adjustable bead chain. Bison is textured with goldenrod flowers that stands tall atop white buffalo stone - the prairie in a shadow box.
I just realized that this red creek jasper stone looks similar to last night’s aurora borealis. With the switchgrass underneath with the dark patina, it’s like being out on the night prairie again watching these northern lights dance.
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I just realized that this red creek jasper stone looks similar to last night’s aurora borealis. With the switchgrass underneath with the dark patina, it’s like being out on the night prairie again watching these northern lights dance.
They’re having quite a party up north.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
They’re having quite a party up north.
These earrings are a memory keepsake—a reminder of gratitude, friendship, and growth. It features a blue wild indigo leaf that I pinched from a plant that a dear friend gifted to me as a transplant from her garden. This leaf symbolizes that the transplant took root and began its journey of growth.
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
These earrings are a memory keepsake—a reminder of gratitude, friendship, and growth. It features a blue wild indigo leaf that I pinched from a plant that a dear friend gifted to me as a transplant from her garden. This leaf symbolizes that the transplant took root and began its journey of growth.
